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issues facing the city as a whole. what are some of the things that you feel could be improved upon? >> we could always go back to muni. part of the difficulty with muni is funding we are losing from the state. i think it is $65 million of year that we have lost. that creates a huge impact. we are also challenged by traffic. the buses are slow because they are contending cars crossing, double parked. we need to figure out how to create better use of our streets. looking at crosswalks, how you can have better timed crosswalks. maybe we could have more crosswalks to crossed diagonally across the street. overall, our budget, we are in our fifth year of major budget deficits. i have been chair of the budget committee for the past couple of years. i am still involved in budget issues. i want to make sure i can be helpful to my colleagues who are grappling with our huge deficit. it is inevitable that we are going to make painful cuts, so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact to every day san franciscans, how
issues facing the city as a whole. what are some of the things that you feel could be improved upon? >> we could always go back to muni. part of the difficulty with muni is funding we are losing from the state. i think it is $65 million of year that we have lost. that creates a huge impact. we are also challenged by traffic. the buses are slow because they are contending cars crossing, double parked. we need to figure out how to create better use of our streets. looking at crosswalks, how...
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they flew to new york city. >> one of the programs we support and partner with is organization called the steven siller tunnel of towers foundation. they were an organization founded by the family of steven seler who was a fireman killed in 9-11. they do the tunnel run to fund the tunnel of tower foundation. it led to associations and relationships with some of the most extraordinary people i have ever met. >> some of the extraordinary people are the wounded warriors. in the past decade alone almost 50,000 servicemen and women have been physically injured in afghanistan and iraq. >>> the sergeant became a triple amputees. >> i have my legs on and my arms and i am going to do my best not to run it but try to walk it. >> adam put on the prosthetics and walked 3 and a half miles on those pros fethetics through th tunnel it took him a long time to get through that 3 and a half miles. i he's one of these guys if he says he's going to do something he's not going to stop. he went all of the way. >> 30,000 people ran, walked, or wheeled themselves through the tunnel. >> fantastic today. got a
they flew to new york city. >> one of the programs we support and partner with is organization called the steven siller tunnel of towers foundation. they were an organization founded by the family of steven seler who was a fireman killed in 9-11. they do the tunnel run to fund the tunnel of tower foundation. it led to associations and relationships with some of the most extraordinary people i have ever met. >> some of the extraordinary people are the wounded warriors. in the past...
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he is the second person in a month to be pushed to his death in the new york city subway system. >>> and the neighbor of the gunman who shot and killed two firefighters is under arrest, accused of buying two of the guns in that christmas eve ambush. dawn young of rochester allegedly purchased the weapons in 2010 and gave them to william spengler, shown here, a convicted felon. spengler cannot legally buy guns for himself. he killed two volunteer firefighters in western new york and set a fire to lure the firefighters into a trap. spengler then killed himself. >>> in california, a day of fishing turned deadly when two were swept away by a large wave. an adult and a juvenile were pulled into the ocean. they're bodies were found about 100 yards offshore. a third fireman was also washed away when he made it back to land and waved for help. >>> and former president george h.w. bush is said to be improving. but he remains in intensive care in a hospital in houston. a family spokesman says mr. bush is alert and in good spirits. he's been talking with his doctors and nurses. and i heard sing
he is the second person in a month to be pushed to his death in the new york city subway system. >>> and the neighbor of the gunman who shot and killed two firefighters is under arrest, accused of buying two of the guns in that christmas eve ambush. dawn young of rochester allegedly purchased the weapons in 2010 and gave them to william spengler, shown here, a convicted felon. spengler cannot legally buy guns for himself. he killed two volunteer firefighters in western new york and set...
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getting ready for the game, the wizards trying to finish the year on a high note in the windy city. and rg3 trying to end the season on a high note, spectacular fashion tomorrow. redskins countdown coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the wizards are like the walking wounded. now, and not just from the 4-24 record. jordan crawford the latest casualty, sitting out the game in chicago with a left ankle injury. washington kept a close. the third quarter okafor gets the pass and hit the jumper, part of an 11-0 run. fourth quarter just look at butler. baseline, nothing but net. the bulls with a nine-point lead 87-77, they win. the navy midshipmen off to a rocky start of the season, winning seven of their last eight, but the clock struck midnight tonight at the craft comparable. -- at the kraft hunger bowl. the offense, no chance, taylor kelly, four touchdown passes, three of them to ross. that was one of them, 50-yard bomb. turn on the television, walk to the subway even look at a stop sign, rg3 is pretty much everywhere in washing
getting ready for the game, the wizards trying to finish the year on a high note in the windy city. and rg3 trying to end the season on a high note, spectacular fashion tomorrow. redskins countdown coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the wizards are like the walking wounded. now, and not just from the 4-24 record. jordan crawford the latest casualty, sitting out the game in chicago with a left ankle injury. washington kept a...
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the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. allbee: it's not just about the sustainability of the assets, it's about the sustainability of our water resources. parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how they're going to accommodate additional growth in their communities. melosi: if we can find alternatives, we can preserve a water supply. conservation
the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal...
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in this community and city of under 4,000 residents the news was more than unnerving for some. >> i am 50 yards away. >> reporter: this man said by the end of the day he will change security around his home. >> this has not happened before. and it is -- i am taken back by it. i am shocked. >> my friends keep calling me. are you okay? my house is right there. >> my husband makes me lock -- in the summer or sliding doors i leave them open. he is twoing to steal the computer not that someone is going to get murdered. >> reporter: the biggest obstacle was weather, washing away evidence. >> i have been here chose close to 30 years. this is a road used well by walkers, jogger, power walkers. >> not by crime, back to you. >>> prosecutors dropped murder charges against the los angeles woman accused of beating her husband to death with a coffee cup. she was arrest inside new york in august on her way to work at the u.s. open as a tennis referee. her head died in los angeles in april. first, they believe he had fallen but letter the police say they suspect ised his wife, of 50 years, had killed
in this community and city of under 4,000 residents the news was more than unnerving for some. >> i am 50 yards away. >> reporter: this man said by the end of the day he will change security around his home. >> this has not happened before. and it is -- i am taken back by it. i am shocked. >> my friends keep calling me. are you okay? my house is right there. >> my husband makes me lock -- in the summer or sliding doors i leave them open. he is twoing to steal the...
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exist in the city and the state and the federal level and what the military can bring. our chain of care will only be as strong as its weakest link and my job is to make sure that if you call us or if you need us in the maritime services that our links will be as strong as yours and your job in the civic and again, i applaud the amazing men and women of our law enforcement agencies and our emergency response teams, you are my heroes. you are the ones that run in when everybody else is supposed to run out. and we see the drama all the way from 9-11 through katrina to whatever the next catastrophe is going to be. we live in a nuclear age. who would have predicted the united states would be fully invested in a response in japan? who would have predicted several years ago when a tsunami hit a country in indonesia which was predominately anti-american in its sentiment, mostly because of disinformation, mostly because as people grew up there they were given propaganda and told stories about the american those and what we do and how we do it, and they learned to feel we were t
exist in the city and the state and the federal level and what the military can bring. our chain of care will only be as strong as its weakest link and my job is to make sure that if you call us or if you need us in the maritime services that our links will be as strong as yours and your job in the civic and again, i applaud the amazing men and women of our law enforcement agencies and our emergency response teams, you are my heroes. you are the ones that run in when everybody else is supposed...
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the blitz is breaking the city and breaking lives. it isn't breaking with the president's enemies. >> they have shown that they have the stomach for a fight. they can endure pain and they have the conviction that if they don't, they will be killed. the question for them is what more they will have to do. the fighters showed off what they can do. more than 200 recruits are being trained at an army base that they captured a month ago. the officers and defectors from the army have the trappings of the islamic fighters but denied the regime's charged that the byadists are influenced al qaeda. how important is it for you to win the battle of damascus? >> is very important. [indiscernible] >> but not if they can't treat their women did. -- wounded. nobody wanted their faces shown. the patient and civilian had the feet blown off by the rocket. >> he said we will only have peace if the brutal regime and the leader are removed. >> you can see the rebel-held suburbs in the main military hospital. >> the army no longer gives out casualty figures
the blitz is breaking the city and breaking lives. it isn't breaking with the president's enemies. >> they have shown that they have the stomach for a fight. they can endure pain and they have the conviction that if they don't, they will be killed. the question for them is what more they will have to do. the fighters showed off what they can do. more than 200 recruits are being trained at an army base that they captured a month ago. the officers and defectors from the army have the...
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and i was impressed by the story in the book about how the president of new york city when he was teaching he would identify kids who were at risk and bring them into his classroom and ask his class to support them and work with them. it seemed like a kind of common sense but a brilliant approach to make everybody part of the solution. >> guest: absolutely. one of the things we see often with kids who have special needs or have a learning disability or autism so often the philosophy is to help give them tools to not be targeted or to make them less likely to be targeted. >> host: like avoiding a different situations? >> guest: different areas of school but we know kids are vulnerable and and there is little supervision but i think that is only one piece of the puzzle. >> host: it's a little bit of a cop-out, right? >> guest: if the had the disabilities that made them more likely to be bullied is the social disability, so i think that one of the things we have to do a better job of, and i think that the essay speaks to this is how do you educate the entire community about disability like au
and i was impressed by the story in the book about how the president of new york city when he was teaching he would identify kids who were at risk and bring them into his classroom and ask his class to support them and work with them. it seemed like a kind of common sense but a brilliant approach to make everybody part of the solution. >> guest: absolutely. one of the things we see often with kids who have special needs or have a learning disability or autism so often the philosophy is to...
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dad thought it was a good idea but couldn't got any of the other -- get any of the other city fathers or county fathers to agree that this was a good investment. nobody at that time thought we could everyone get people out of their beloved cars. so that monorail now circles disneyland's magic kingdom in anaheim constantly. but that's a reminder to me that the biggest mistake i think we've made so far is not building major transportation projects that the public can use, will use and will get them out of their cars. you know, in california i believe and i think the voters have proved that time and again that high-speed rail will reduce congestion, it will create jobs, and it will modernize the entire state's rail system. it will reduce congestion which is a key issue for californians. transportation congestion is strangling the business potential of our state and weighing down the economic activity that isn't just critical to the success of california, but to the nation as a whole. if any of you have ever driven on the freeway between los angeles and san diego, it could take anywhere f
dad thought it was a good idea but couldn't got any of the other -- get any of the other city fathers or county fathers to agree that this was a good investment. nobody at that time thought we could everyone get people out of their beloved cars. so that monorail now circles disneyland's magic kingdom in anaheim constantly. but that's a reminder to me that the biggest mistake i think we've made so far is not building major transportation projects that the public can use, will use and will get...
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and out of los angeles where authority of god more than they bargained for at a gun buyback the city offered grocery store gift cards in exchange for guns but no question that some of the weapons in the exchange were quite questionable to say the least and addition to the more run of the mill firearms the l.a.p.d. got two military grade rocket launchers during the exchange the weapons are designed to launch grenades though no such grenades were turned in during the gun buyback it's unclear how someone ended up with these rocket launchers in the first place police believe that the weapons may be family heirlooms or collectibles but gun buyback ultimately put two thousand and thirty seven firearms in the hands of authorities including seventy five assault weapons at times people waited in line for two hours to give their guns back the city even briefly ran out of gift cards but what will happen to the weapons collection all of them will be melted down including the who drop it launchers that's according to the mayor of los angeles but authorities said this wasn't the first time they en
and out of los angeles where authority of god more than they bargained for at a gun buyback the city offered grocery store gift cards in exchange for guns but no question that some of the weapons in the exchange were quite questionable to say the least and addition to the more run of the mill firearms the l.a.p.d. got two military grade rocket launchers during the exchange the weapons are designed to launch grenades though no such grenades were turned in during the gun buyback it's unclear how...
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he wants more money from the city and the taxpayers. een on t. then i read an artie about study that oked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. hey used centr silver f t study... so i guess my wife was right. male anner ] centrum. ways your mostomplet a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. >>> it is a working class town, where charges of corruption and fraud have left taxpayers outraged. the former police chief of bell, california, made a whopping salary, almost a half billion dollars a year. the former chief wasn't charged in the case. and believe it or not, now he says he wants even more money from the city and the state and he's suing
he wants more money from the city and the taxpayers. een on t. then i read an artie about study that oked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. hey used centr silver f t study... so i guess my wife was right. male anner ] centrum. ways your mostomplet a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll...
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that's the economic impact for new york city. and they threw all the confetti prematurely, but when it comes down from the sky at midnight we'll see a ton of confetti fall. people from around the world can write on the confetti. i have some wishes from our friend around the world. this person anonymous says i wish would i meet j.b. and someone here says to be loved, cherished and protected once again. to end my terrible loneliness. i miss you doug. she signed it b. it's a great way for people to write their own personal messages. we have people from panama and dallas. happy new year rick folbaum. i guess we are starting to celebrate new year many eve already. when they do finally get in the heart of the square there is no out. there is no bathrooms. so from 3:00 to 12:15, that can get pretty scary. we madder all sorts of things for what they are going to use to help them out. rick: i think you just made the howard stern show. >> reporter: i couldn't hear anything. rick: it happens to the best of us. before we let you go. how many
that's the economic impact for new york city. and they threw all the confetti prematurely, but when it comes down from the sky at midnight we'll see a ton of confetti fall. people from around the world can write on the confetti. i have some wishes from our friend around the world. this person anonymous says i wish would i meet j.b. and someone here says to be loved, cherished and protected once again. to end my terrible loneliness. i miss you doug. she signed it b. it's a great way for people...
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rick lesson thowl in the hard hit new york city borough of staten island live for us there tonight. hey, rick. >> hi, shepard. sandy's silver lining repairing damaged homes requires materials like lumber and sheetrock and wiring and real pairing those requires skilled labor. >> before hurricane sandy, anthony had to lay off two workers and was about to lay off more. now this electrical contractor is hiring with more business than he can handle. >> people want their work done right away. we are working to get that done for them. >> i'm a firm believer of taking the work while it's there. so i really don't pass up too much. if we have to work saturdays and sundays we will. >> many in the northeast were hit hard by the storm including descrawnts and retrailers. the construction agency was booming. landscapers, carpenters all seeing big demand. economists caution it's a short-term boost. >> the best you can say about the results of sandy from the standpoint of job markets it employs a lot of people in clean up and reconstruction for some short relatively short period after the storm tha
rick lesson thowl in the hard hit new york city borough of staten island live for us there tonight. hey, rick. >> hi, shepard. sandy's silver lining repairing damaged homes requires materials like lumber and sheetrock and wiring and real pairing those requires skilled labor. >> before hurricane sandy, anthony had to lay off two workers and was about to lay off more. now this electrical contractor is hiring with more business than he can handle. >> people want their work done...
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the top-10 smartest cities in north america and one bay area city made the list. the list is by kodok exist boston is first, san francisco is second, seattle, vancouver, and new york city. coming in six is washington d.c., toronto, chicago, los angeles and rounding out the top 10 is montreal. >> [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >> detroit mayor dave bing has settled the bad he lost again san francisco mayor get lead over the world series. the mayors have agreed upon a day of service performed in the winner's city as well as a tour of some businesses there. yesterday's lee brought bing to offices of twitter as well as screen star, a design studio for digital clean text are as. they ended their day at at&t park, where the mayors met with members of the junior giants youth thejuniorbing returns to detroit today. >> we should get
the top-10 smartest cities in north america and one bay area city made the list. the list is by kodok exist boston is first, san francisco is second, seattle, vancouver, and new york city. coming in six is washington d.c., toronto, chicago, los angeles and rounding out the top 10 is montreal. >> [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand...
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was when we screamed the film in sioux city for the entire community from the 1600 people came out and the assistant principal, everyone came out and after the film, some of the kids involved with bullying him posted on the project page on youtube something they were sorry about what they had done. he received letters to kids who had laid him. so often you think what can happen is kids don't see the entire picture. they may shove someone at the locker in a way to class morning, but what they don't know if the same person was then called a name that lunch. they were not chosen to be in a team-high gym class. they were tricked in the hall on the way to their their class and that it's not these big huge acts of violence that are the things that can really wear young people down. and this is absolutely the case with tyler long, david and tina longs sun who took his own life. i think when kids stop and get to have an opportunity, to look at the things they didn't know were going on, they have a different sense of how their actions may have impacted the person. i think that's where a lot of
was when we screamed the film in sioux city for the entire community from the 1600 people came out and the assistant principal, everyone came out and after the film, some of the kids involved with bullying him posted on the project page on youtube something they were sorry about what they had done. he received letters to kids who had laid him. so often you think what can happen is kids don't see the entire picture. they may shove someone at the locker in a way to class morning, but what they...
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i'm president of the city club's burped of directors. i'm delighted to introduce to you the president and effective january 1, ceo, of humana inc, a phenomenonture 100 health care and health insurance provider and administrator serving over 11 million customers in the united states. over the recent election, at the center of the policy debate with implications beyond the health care industry impacting the largest fiscal pom aand larger concerns. fortunate to have with us him here to share insights on the industry and the developing policy. prior to joining humana in 2011, he was an executive, and before that, u.s. oncology, large producers and providers of health care products to to major health care institutions. with that background, he brings to the podium today a broad perspective on health care issues facing the country. he holds the undergraduate degree from texas a&m, and mba from university of houston. we are looking forward to your comments today on this very important topic. thanks for being here. [applause] >> thank you. [appl
i'm president of the city club's burped of directors. i'm delighted to introduce to you the president and effective january 1, ceo, of humana inc, a phenomenonture 100 health care and health insurance provider and administrator serving over 11 million customers in the united states. over the recent election, at the center of the policy debate with implications beyond the health care industry impacting the largest fiscal pom aand larger concerns. fortunate to have with us him here to share...
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city even briefly ran out of gift cards well what will happen to the weapons collection all of them will be melted down including the huge rocket launchers that's according to the mayor of los and. yes perhaps the most bizarre part of the story though that authorities said this wasn't the first time they ended up with a rocket launcher out of buyback makes you wonder just how many people have rocket launchers lying around their homes and we are going to leave it off their budget for more of the stories we covered you can check out our you tube channel you tube dot com slash our team america our website our t. dot com slash usa you can follow me on twitter at liz wahl we'll be right back here at the half hour. it's technology innovations all the developments around russia. the future it's hard. keep beating you up. if you feel. me.
city even briefly ran out of gift cards well what will happen to the weapons collection all of them will be melted down including the huge rocket launchers that's according to the mayor of los and. yes perhaps the most bizarre part of the story though that authorities said this wasn't the first time they ended up with a rocket launcher out of buyback makes you wonder just how many people have rocket launchers lying around their homes and we are going to leave it off their budget for more of the...
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story in the book about the president in new york city of a school who identify kids who were at risk and he brought them into his classroom and he asked his class to support them. to work with them. it seemed like a commonsense but brilliant approach to making everybody part of the solution. >> guest: absolutely. one of the things we see with kids that have special needs or learning disabilities or autism, so often we need to help give those kits tools to not be targeted or to make them less likely to be targeted. i think avoiding certain situations can help. >> host: we know that kids are vulnerable. >> guest: these kids have the social skills, so many individuals, it is social disability to be in that situation. to be a bully. i think that it comes down to how you educate the entire community about disabilities like autism so that it's not up to the person who is struggling to keep up or who is struggling in this social the social hierarchy, to make sure that everyone else knows that this is what autism looks like. this is why autism -- kids with autism respond differently. this is
story in the book about the president in new york city of a school who identify kids who were at risk and he brought them into his classroom and he asked his class to support them. to work with them. it seemed like a commonsense but brilliant approach to making everybody part of the solution. >> guest: absolutely. one of the things we see with kids that have special needs or learning disabilities or autism, so often we need to help give those kits tools to not be targeted or to make them...
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welcome to the big apple -- new york city. so, if your family's visiting for the holidays, here are some great things you can see and do. let's start at the top. you just can't beat the views from the observation deck of the empire state building. if you like to skate, the ice is nice at wollman's rink in central park. here's one tourist attraction that's good enough to eat. serendipity has fun food and its famous frozen hot chocolate. [ chuckling ] yum. new york is the theater capital of the world. a hot ticket is the christmas spectacular at radio city music hall. but one of the best shows in town is free -- the fantastic holiday windows, like these at ralph lauren. they draw lots of oohs and ahhs. >> look at that. [ gasps ] >> look at the dress. it's so pretty. >> and they draw you into the store, as well. how could i resist? they're all gifts, i promise. and of course, there's the giant tree at rockefeller center. so, let's recap. if you're visiting new york city this time of year, there's lots of fun things to do while yo
welcome to the big apple -- new york city. so, if your family's visiting for the holidays, here are some great things you can see and do. let's start at the top. you just can't beat the views from the observation deck of the empire state building. if you like to skate, the ice is nice at wollman's rink in central park. here's one tourist attraction that's good enough to eat. serendipity has fun food and its famous frozen hot chocolate. [ chuckling ] yum. new york is the theater capital of the...
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not just with the parking meter on sunday. >> reporter: the law will net the city an extra $2 million a year. >> i am a long time resident of the city of san francisco and i do not approve of what the board of supervisors have done. >> reporter: in the marina where parking is like a competitive sport. the law is not getting support, either. >> hurts the small businessman. a lot of people come here for the restaurants and the stores on the weekend, a lot of them will not come. >> reporter: and they see it as something that has been in the works for a long time. >> it is them not planning well and thinking ahead and not being able to be decisive when it counted. kicking the can down there. kick the can down the street. >> now we have to pay. >> exactly. >> the law goes into effect from noon until 6:00. if you feed the meter, that that is still illegal. reporting from san francisco, cbs 5. >>> local transit agencies are offering free rides for people celebrating new year's eve tomorrow night. for the fireworks in san francisco, cal help train has free rides at 11:00 p.m. with laterrer is
not just with the parking meter on sunday. >> reporter: the law will net the city an extra $2 million a year. >> i am a long time resident of the city of san francisco and i do not approve of what the board of supervisors have done. >> reporter: in the marina where parking is like a competitive sport. the law is not getting support, either. >> hurts the small businessman. a lot of people come here for the restaurants and the stores on the weekend, a lot of them will not...
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in the city. he will start at cnn early in the new year >> bill: congratuations, jake and and it may be the president won't have to worry about getting such disrespectful questions from him any more. >> he won't be in the briefing room any more. >> jonathan karl is going to take his place. >> jimmy kimmel spoke out about his big move abc moving the start time of his late night comedy show to 11:35. he will go head to head with letterman and leno. he is like the character jason pops up with a hatchet just when it seems like he is a goner referring to the rumors that he might be out of a job in two years. >> bill: kimmel on the rise. >> dan: a former olympic runner made an interesting revelation yesterday. susie hamilton, best known for collapsing durn the 150 ohm meter event back in the sidney games admitted to living a double life. she has been spending her evenings as an escort smoking gun found this out and said she was charging 600 bucks an hour for her services and that she was living the esco
in the city. he will start at cnn early in the new year >> bill: congratuations, jake and and it may be the president won't have to worry about getting such disrespectful questions from him any more. >> he won't be in the briefing room any more. >> jonathan karl is going to take his place. >> jimmy kimmel spoke out about his big move abc moving the start time of his late night comedy show to 11:35. he will go head to head with letterman and leno. he is like the character...
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potentially put national guards troops at school plus the controversial proposal put forth by the city of los angeles now here in los angeles every high school has a campus cop now the city is proposing to have city police officers go and visit elementary schools and middle schools every single day just to do a check up now this also has raised a lot of questions about how much will this truly cost and at the end of this announcement the mayor of los angeles really made the good point that while that most of the schools around los angeles already have very good security and children are much safer inside of those schools then in the surrounding communities because the violence and the poverty that is pervasive around them really hasn't stopped so far and ramon will have about thirty seconds left but can you quickly walk us through how people are profiting off of the sandy hook tragedy well yeah just in time for christmas you can get a bulletproof vest for your five year old just five hundred bucks on line i mean you mentioned earlier in the intro these bulletproof backpacks they cannot
potentially put national guards troops at school plus the controversial proposal put forth by the city of los angeles now here in los angeles every high school has a campus cop now the city is proposing to have city police officers go and visit elementary schools and middle schools every single day just to do a check up now this also has raised a lot of questions about how much will this truly cost and at the end of this announcement the mayor of los angeles really made the good point that...
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we will take a look. >> the center of mexico city is on lockdown. hours to go before he is officially sworn in as president, it has been put in place outside of parliamentary buildings for days. >> i know that the president -- >> the president-elect has been making friends north of the border. in washington, he assured president obama he was proposing a new security strategy to try to reduce the drug-related violence that marked his predecessor's time in office. far from the white house is the tourist resort. the only political experience before winning the presidency was his government here. it is one of the projects he is remembered fondly for in the town as well as building a new infrastructure. his friend and political allies have rejected the suggestion that the president is all style and no substance. >> he is a very straightforward man, very committed with an excellent vision of the country , an excellent statement, and he knows how to listen. dodge a municipality on the outskirts of mexico city where the tentacles of the drug violence have s
we will take a look. >> the center of mexico city is on lockdown. hours to go before he is officially sworn in as president, it has been put in place outside of parliamentary buildings for days. >> i know that the president -- >> the president-elect has been making friends north of the border. in washington, he assured president obama he was proposing a new security strategy to try to reduce the drug-related violence that marked his predecessor's time in office. far from the...
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the police warn that the high tide could effect residents in the southeastern portion of the city. news chopper 2 did catch a bit of flooding but the emergency dispatch tells ktvu news they did not receive the calls of problems. >> the napa river in downtown napa stayed within its banks after concerns the river would exceed flood stage this evening. they explain what kept the river from causing a bigger problem for the area. >> this is the pope street bridge. historic spot. and a spot for locals to watch the rain swollen. napa river. >> i think it is -- i think it it is going to flow out nicely and we will be fine by this afternoon. >> sharon graves watched this river flood before. confident it would not happen at this bridge today. but a few miles north, the napa river did escape its banks. >> it is flooded. it is flooded coming down deer park and silver ado and deer park where the peach trees are. >> several feet of water covered this orchard on deer park road. the river crept into vineyards as well. it was partially blocked. upriver, another 2 miles, lodi lane was chosed. most d
the police warn that the high tide could effect residents in the southeastern portion of the city. news chopper 2 did catch a bit of flooding but the emergency dispatch tells ktvu news they did not receive the calls of problems. >> the napa river in downtown napa stayed within its banks after concerns the river would exceed flood stage this evening. they explain what kept the river from causing a bigger problem for the area. >> this is the pope street bridge. historic spot. and a...
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the big name being brought in from los angeles and what he's planning to do to lower the city's crime rate. >>> chp still at the scene of a deadly crash. it all began with a traffic stop for speeding. christien kafton is near 580 with more. >> reporter: this deadly crash happened last night at about 11:20. as you said chp still on the scene conducting an investigation. if you look there in the distance you can seat silver bmw in the road there and in the distance there a black lincoln. that bmw smashed into that lincoln killing one of the persons inside that vehicle and then tried to run from the copping. california highway patrol tells us this started as a regular pull over. as a stop for speeding. the driver had been spotted speeding but the chp had the car pulled over at 90th. the officers got back into their patrol car and began following the bmw. they lost sight of that car momentarily. when they came over the hill here they came upon this deadly crash. the entire incident took place in a minute or so. the bmwt-boned the lincoln killing one woman inside. >> the bmw collided into
the big name being brought in from los angeles and what he's planning to do to lower the city's crime rate. >>> chp still at the scene of a deadly crash. it all began with a traffic stop for speeding. christien kafton is near 580 with more. >> reporter: this deadly crash happened last night at about 11:20. as you said chp still on the scene conducting an investigation. if you look there in the distance you can seat silver bmw in the road there and in the distance there a black...
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the infrastructure we have created has built itself up in cities and on the coasts. it brought me back to square one and keeping my curiosity on the systems and not just the internet, but power and aviation and the large complicated things that we depend on so much. >> "tubes" is the name of the book. andrew blum is the author. this is "communicators" on c- span. >> sometimes he was a cruel boss. he did not know how to apologize. many of his age and class, they're not going to apologize to a young and private secretary. he had a way of turning the tables. his version of an apology would be to say, well, i am a kind man and you are doing a good job today. but the issue was never settled. he always had to get the
the infrastructure we have created has built itself up in cities and on the coasts. it brought me back to square one and keeping my curiosity on the systems and not just the internet, but power and aviation and the large complicated things that we depend on so much. >> "tubes" is the name of the book. andrew blum is the author. this is "communicators" on c- span. >> sometimes he was a cruel boss. he did not know how to apologize. many of his age and class,...
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only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. get to sears,after christmas mattress spectacular get 36 month special financing. and save up to 60%, plus get an extra 10% off. and free delivery. this is eye opening. this is sears i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? inside the brewer, there's this train that makes coffee stronger, bigger, and hotter! actually, i just press this button. brew what you love with the keurig vue. smoke? nah, i
only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air....
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>> it's like a great, big hug in the whole city. >> that food is about all i can handle. my parents put chili powder in my baby food. >> french fries everywhere, all over the table and just a lot of chili.
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the co-owner of a popular bar, booker and dax in new york city. it's the combo, dynamic demos, extreme experimentation while inspiring a new generation of chefs. that's earned dave arnold a spot on "the next list." i'm sanjay gupta. ♪ ♪ ♪ snrk. >>> i'm the director of culinary technology here at the international culinary center. i started doing that in 2005. at that time there was no one anywhere that had this kind of position. my pitch was look, you don't want to hire a scientist because they can't really talk to chefs. and you don't really want to hire a chef because they're still cheffing right now. what you need is someone like me who can talk to chefs, know what they want. talk to scientists, get the information they want and do a good synthesis of that. >> because he's in new york city at the very influential school, he's had a tremendous influence in bringing knowledge about this stuff to a broad set of folks. he plays a really central role. >> the problem with alginate is you have to put it in water when it wants to hydrate, it want
the co-owner of a popular bar, booker and dax in new york city. it's the combo, dynamic demos, extreme experimentation while inspiring a new generation of chefs. that's earned dave arnold a spot on "the next list." i'm sanjay gupta. ♪ ♪ ♪ snrk. >>> i'm the director of culinary technology here at the international culinary center. i started doing that in 2005. at that time there was no one anywhere that had this kind of position. my pitch was look, you don't want to hire...
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we have cloudy skies, that'ss, been the trends all day long, temperature here in the city isi at 40 degrees, okay? 36 for gate burger, frederick,fr mr., baltimore 39, leonard down, 34, and to the southwest in thee suburbs, culpeper, manassas, you are in the middle 30s. and temperatures will move down, but with the clouds, i think temperatures will still bebe staying pretty much in the mid-30 range for just everybody, maybe a little bit cooler outside the belt way, but not much, and the good news here, if you're going to be out and about, the winds will be light.t so you know how cutting the winds have been.ee one thing is for certain. 2013 is going to start offof chilly for us. the next several days, temperatures will be holding right about 40 degrees, give orr take a few degrees for highs.h so we're at 40 now. there's real cold stuff, to the north, fargo, north dakota,dak zero, international falls, minu 1, so an intrusion of very drydr cold arctic air coming down into canada, and there are indications that late in theth week, as we get toward thed latter part of the week, we might tap into
we have cloudy skies, that'ss, been the trends all day long, temperature here in the city isi at 40 degrees, okay? 36 for gate burger, frederick,fr mr., baltimore 39, leonard down, 34, and to the southwest in thee suburbs, culpeper, manassas, you are in the middle 30s. and temperatures will move down, but with the clouds, i think temperatures will still bebe staying pretty much in the mid-30 range for just everybody, maybe a little bit cooler outside the belt way, but not much, and the good...
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the other two would be a wonderful way to connect the entire city. and i'll also talk a little about the timeline. i think i agree with the notion of changing the resolution to bring it back to the board before the director of transportation makes the final die significance. i would suggest that the language be something along the lines of the second meeting in january which should be the third tuesday in january -- >> no, it would be january 15th or the next regular meeting would be february 5th. >> i think before, i think before that, there is so much interest in this, i think it's very reasonable to request 3 and 4 may not work in the public forum it seems to me. i would support that. i would hope board members do as well. and i would hope that the 3 seems like very reasonable options to me at this point, especially 4. i hope that works and i hope we're doing everything we can to make that happen as expeditiously as possible. we'll get reports back to the board in a periodic basis. they don't have very many meetings between now and then. just to g
the other two would be a wonderful way to connect the entire city. and i'll also talk a little about the timeline. i think i agree with the notion of changing the resolution to bring it back to the board before the director of transportation makes the final die significance. i would suggest that the language be something along the lines of the second meeting in january which should be the third tuesday in january -- >> no, it would be january 15th or the next regular meeting would be...
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the largest pieces of what will soon become the top of the new york city skyline arrived on site today. our cameras were there as a crane lifted the first section of the mast to the roof on the 104th floor, placing it high atop the steel frame. crews plan to co the mast in the coming months and expect it to reach a peak of 1776 feet sometime in the springtime. >>> it's 12-12-12 on your calendar and depending on who you ask, it's a great day to get married or go into hiding. plus one of the first world music superstars, a man who influenced the tunes of the beatles has died. his history coming. ♪ can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. avoid bad.fats. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not liste
the largest pieces of what will soon become the top of the new york city skyline arrived on site today. our cameras were there as a crane lifted the first section of the mast to the roof on the 104th floor, placing it high atop the steel frame. crews plan to co the mast in the coming months and expect it to reach a peak of 1776 feet sometime in the springtime. >>> it's 12-12-12 on your calendar and depending on who you ask, it's a great day to get married or go into hiding. plus one of...
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wealthiest rest safely behind their elegant walls while some of the city's poorest face another long night next to a warehouse wall a lavish mansion costing more than fifty million dollars in beverly hills is thinkable for most people in a city where one in five children live in poverty have time with two o'clock in the morning and my kids when i moved in all my stuff and i was the first time ever. after the real estate crash and one hopes but lost his job as a mortgage loan officer and became disabled now he struggles to feed his wife and their three sets of twins i don't want to see him sleep. i can't have me while they wait in line for a sandwich l a's wealthy dine in pricey gourmet restaurants and inside the massive dining rooms of there's this. states the startling gap between the haves and the have nots is seen in the growing number of families who cannot afford food and housing we've had families that have stayed with us over here and yes that's sad but we're still trying to do our best to make sure that we get them the best that we can give them and definitely connect them wi
wealthiest rest safely behind their elegant walls while some of the city's poorest face another long night next to a warehouse wall a lavish mansion costing more than fifty million dollars in beverly hills is thinkable for most people in a city where one in five children live in poverty have time with two o'clock in the morning and my kids when i moved in all my stuff and i was the first time ever. after the real estate crash and one hopes but lost his job as a mortgage loan officer and became...
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well we turn now to los angeles a talented city it's on one side you have some of the richest people in the world and on the other you have a large population of the poor and homeless in fact the poverty rate in los angeles county is among the highest in the nation and it's even higher for people of color here's our theater mungle uno with a closer look at the capital of glitz and homelessness. from exotic cars to extravagant fashion the rich and famous give los angeles a reputation of opulent prosperity but just around the corner from this glamour is the los angeles of utter despair here on skid row the homeless live in third world conditions and things they say are only getting worse they feel there's no hope for them they're afraid of the police l.a. remains the homeless capital of the u.s. with more than fifty one thousand people living in shelters cars or in homeless encampments like these staying in the shelter you know getting better every day having scars and scratching and it's really bad i would i would just rather be more mystery well mary and her neighbors sleep on tatter
well we turn now to los angeles a talented city it's on one side you have some of the richest people in the world and on the other you have a large population of the poor and homeless in fact the poverty rate in los angeles county is among the highest in the nation and it's even higher for people of color here's our theater mungle uno with a closer look at the capital of glitz and homelessness. from exotic cars to extravagant fashion the rich and famous give los angeles a reputation of opulent...
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the city hired ultimately concluded 9 chrome provides an "inherently safer design" with that the city of richmond went ahead and issued permits for the repair of crude unit 4. the chemical safety board said "we will not endorse or object to that decision" city councilman tom butt said he believes chevron "covered all their bases" and says ultimately no pipe will last forever which is why they must be "rigorously inspected on a regular basis." and catherine chevron says it is pleased the permits have been issued so they can proceed with the repairs. and get back to full these repairs will take? chevron has said they hope to have repairs completed in the first quarter of next year, which means by april first. dan kerman, kron 4 news. years eve? d-u-i offenders would have a new state bill would mean that repeat dui offenders half to have breathalyzers installed in their cars. if they test positive - the drivers are giving the idea mixed reviews. >> i think that it is a good idea, there are too many people getting killed. i think that it could give them something to think about art get a
the city hired ultimately concluded 9 chrome provides an "inherently safer design" with that the city of richmond went ahead and issued permits for the repair of crude unit 4. the chemical safety board said "we will not endorse or object to that decision" city councilman tom butt said he believes chevron "covered all their bases" and says ultimately no pipe will last forever which is why they must be "rigorously inspected on a regular basis." and...
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the particular status of the new york city dog who is pampered but also the same time whose owner feels guilty about having their dog in new york city. right? i mean, it's an extraordinarily -- this relationship defined by guilt >> i think one of the most extraordinary things, the most unique things about dog in new york is that this is one of the few places in the world where humans also poop on the sidewalk. (laughter) >> yes, there is. >> stephen: they fit in. (laughter) well on that note, malcolm gladwell, thank you so much for joining me. "the "new yorker" book of dogs." be a good boy and go fetch one. we'll be right ba p-5xdxmm&h)m!ooá)>q+é(.).)aía (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. now for your yuletide enjoyment the new host from live at lincoln center and broadway star audra mcdonald. hit it, andy. ♪ ♪ i really can't stay ♪ baby, it's cold outside ♪ i've got to go away ♪ baby it's cold outside ♪ this evening has been so very nice ♪ i'll squeeze your hands, they're just like ice ♪ my mother will start to veryry and father will be pacing
the particular status of the new york city dog who is pampered but also the same time whose owner feels guilty about having their dog in new york city. right? i mean, it's an extraordinarily -- this relationship defined by guilt >> i think one of the most extraordinary things, the most unique things about dog in new york is that this is one of the few places in the world where humans also poop on the sidewalk. (laughter) >> yes, there is. >> stephen: they fit in. (laughter)...
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investigating a deadly shooting in the city's is hayes valley neighborhood. they found a man who had been shot once in the torso and once in the leg. the victim was rushed to the hospital where he later died. so far no arrests have been made. >>> the former commander of an elite contra costa drug task force is expected to plead guilty today. under the terms of a deal norman welch is expected to plead guilty to five charges in exchange for a lighter sentence. those charges include stealing marijuana and methamphetamines, falsely arresting a suspected drug dealer and stealing cash and cell phones from prostitutes. the plea deal calls for welch to search for ten years in prison when he is sentenced on friday. >>> san rafael teen accused of attempted murder and stealing a lamborghini will be in court today. he will plea to charges at shooting at a couple in a pickup. he is also accused of stealing a lamborghini. >>> a crime warning in palo alto after two women are beaten. both attacks happened sunday morning near downtown palo alto. the same suspect may be respon
investigating a deadly shooting in the city's is hayes valley neighborhood. they found a man who had been shot once in the torso and once in the leg. the victim was rushed to the hospital where he later died. so far no arrests have been made. >>> the former commander of an elite contra costa drug task force is expected to plead guilty today. under the terms of a deal norman welch is expected to plead guilty to five charges in exchange for a lighter sentence. those charges include...
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the particular status of the new york city dog who is pampered but also the same time whose owner feels guilty about having their dog in new york city. right? i mean, it's an extraordinarily -- this relationship defined by guilt >> i think one of the most extraordinary things, the most unique things about dog in new york is that this is one of the few places in the world where humans also poop on the sidewalk. (laughter) >> yes, there is. >> stephen: they fit in. (laughter) well on that note, malcolm gladwell, thank you so much for joining me. "the "new yorker" book of dogs." be a good boy and go fetch one. we'll be right ba úáé!é!é!é!&íki÷z÷z-a (cheers and applause)
the particular status of the new york city dog who is pampered but also the same time whose owner feels guilty about having their dog in new york city. right? i mean, it's an extraordinarily -- this relationship defined by guilt >> i think one of the most extraordinary things, the most unique things about dog in new york is that this is one of the few places in the world where humans also poop on the sidewalk. (laughter) >> yes, there is. >> stephen: they fit in. (laughter)...
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that's the highest death toll in the city in more than four years. it happened around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. they responded to reports of a car crash and found a 16-year-old boy lying in the street. it appears the victim was stabbed. >>> arraignment was put off for the man ordered to stand trial last year of a vallejo police officer. henry albert smith junior is accused of killing this officer. he had just robbed a bank, when he shot him. that was november 17th of last year. smith is charged with murder. the arraignment was rescheduled for february 15th. prosecutors said they will decide by then whether to seek the death penalty. >>> fatal stabbing of a teenager two years ago. newark police announced the arrest of tovar and daniel la guzman of newark and daniel howard of fremont in the killing of justice. he was stabbed in broad daylight on september 15th, 2010. it happened a quarter mile from newark high school. it was retaliation for a fist fight. they were arrested monday and booked into the santa rita jail. >>> they have arrested a man on dui
that's the highest death toll in the city in more than four years. it happened around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. they responded to reports of a car crash and found a 16-year-old boy lying in the street. it appears the victim was stabbed. >>> arraignment was put off for the man ordered to stand trial last year of a vallejo police officer. henry albert smith junior is accused of killing this officer. he had just robbed a bank, when he shot him. that was november 17th of last year. smith...
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kind of an impressionistic city of the history cover the whole ethnic history of the city and every geographic neighborhood and a lot more. and it sold extremely well all over the country. that was an unusual development and has been selling understand. it's a phenomenon that i don't quite understand. but what i discover was what a fantastic time this is. i had less albany and really never wanted to come back. you know, i've come back for the family, but the circumstances brought me back i got thrust into the situation. i started to see what an epic history of city has. it's the second oldest chartered city in the country, in the 17th century. and it's been -- it's got a history as long before the revolution massive has had. there is a centro meeting place for others revolutionaries. washington was in town all the time. philip schuyler, generals of the revolution living in albany, benjamin frank lindh and so on and so on and in the history of those years. early in the 19th century to became sherman is that the erie canal, the way west. we were at the end of the river. henry hudson came up the
kind of an impressionistic city of the history cover the whole ethnic history of the city and every geographic neighborhood and a lot more. and it sold extremely well all over the country. that was an unusual development and has been selling understand. it's a phenomenon that i don't quite understand. but what i discover was what a fantastic time this is. i had less albany and really never wanted to come back. you know, i've come back for the family, but the circumstances brought me back i got...
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instead of waiting for the suburban kids to come into the cities the dealers have gone out to the suburbs. it just blows away these parents in the middle-class communities, the last drug inis unquote. okay, the u.s. war on drugs, that war was first declared by president richard nixon in 1971 with great public approval. since then, $1 trillion have been spent. that's according to "breaking the taboo" a film made by sam bronson, which debuted this week on youtube. the stats in the bronson movie are really sobering. the u.s. tops the list worldwide as the number one illegal drug user nation. i will repeat that. the u.s. tops the list it worldwide as the number one illegal drug user nation. half a million are in jail in the u.s. for breaking drug laws. on average, the u.s. spends $30,000 a year to imprison someone according to a pew survey. the film compares that to the 1- dz 1,000 the u.s. spends a year to educate a public schools student. two former american presidents, bill clinton and jimmy carter, have assessed the success of the war on drugs. >> obviously if the expected result was that
instead of waiting for the suburban kids to come into the cities the dealers have gone out to the suburbs. it just blows away these parents in the middle-class communities, the last drug inis unquote. okay, the u.s. war on drugs, that war was first declared by president richard nixon in 1971 with great public approval. since then, $1 trillion have been spent. that's according to "breaking the taboo" a film made by sam bronson, which debuted this week on youtube. the stats in the...